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Five things to watch in the Canadian business world this week

Home sales, earnings and a jobs report are coming this week

Bank profits face diminishing returns from rate hikes

Declining loan growth, rising funding costs temper benefit of higher rates, Moody's says

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Europe’s economy grows after months of stagnation, but rate hikes weigh on businesses

The 20 eurozone countries saw modest growth in Q2

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Long-term forecast lower: ECB

Core inflation calls revised higher, amid growth, wage pressures

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Money market rules are OK after all: Moody’s

Major reforms unlikely after review finds funds resilient to market stress

Crumbling bank

Higher rates exposing financial fragilities: Fitch

Emerging markets faring better, thanks to their smaller pandemic responses

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Rising rates weigh on credit growth, deposits: BIS

Impacts of tighter financial conditions, banking stress evident in Q1

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Europe’s banks could survive a drastic economic downturn, stress test shows

Individual bank scores will be used by banking regulators in determining how much capital they need to hold in reserve

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Japan’s central bank retains key interest rate, fine tunes bond purchases for more flexibility

Benchmark interest rate stays at minus 0.1%, taking a nimbler approach to keep financial markets stable

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StatCan says economy grew 0.3% in May, estimates 1% growth for Q2

Performance was slightly lower than expected, given reduced mining and oil and gas operations

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Federal government posts $1.5B surplus for first two months of fiscal year

Revenues rose by $1.3 billion on higher interest and employment insurance premiums, and greater proceeds from personal income tax

Roller coaster food basket

A closely-tracked inflation gauge falls to its lowest level in more than 2 years

Weakening inflation suggests the Fed may be able to achieve a difficult ``soft landing'' for the economy

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Canadian venture capital funding bounces back in Q2

But the $3.25 billion in total disbursements in the first half of the year compares with $4.72 billion in the first six months last year

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U.S. economy accelerated to a 2.4% growth rate in Q2

A burst of business investment drove last quarter's surprising GDP figure

U.S. economy could be spared a full-scale downturn

Here's how certain trends may play out

Canadians not overly eager to see central bank digital currencies

Only about one-third of Canadians said they would use CBDCs, according to a CFA Institute survey

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A solution for an aging population solution has unintended consequences

Policymakers need to balance the effects of rapid immigration, TD says

Sustainable investing

Sustainable fund flows slow in Q2

Active fixed income funds dominated the space in a modest quarter, according to Morningstar

Corporate finances to defy economic gloom: Fitch

North American revenues and margins expected to grow even as recession looms

Global growth

IMF global economic outlook sees slight growth, but inflation still a drag

Chief economist says it's "too early to celebrate"

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Toronto’s downtown office vacancy rate inched up in the second quarter: report

Avison Young said it expects availability and vacancy to continue rising in the short term

U.S. consumer confidence jumps to a two-year high as inflation eases

The index fell from mid-2021 to mid-2022 as surging prices ate into household budgets

Canada’s favourite crime: fraud

StatsCan finds fraud to be widespread, rarely reported to police

Focus on Mutual Funds Special Report

Fund sales mixed, assets up in first half: IFIC

Mutual fund redemptions rise, but ETF sales up too

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This is why the BoC hasn’t backed off rate hikes

June's decline in inflation was praised by governor Tiff Macklem, but he's also warned the central bank is ready to raise interest rates further. Why?